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Dolcetto never makes great wine, but it does make delightful, early-maturing wine that can be enjoyed young.
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Most familiar in the United States are small, early-maturing spring varieties, usually with a bright red skin, which take only a few weeks to grow, and become harsh and woody in summer heat.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Most familiar in the United States are small, early-maturing spring varieties, usually with a bright red skin, which take only a few weeks to grow, and become harsh and woody in summer heat.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Heinrich says the good reception of these early-maturing varieties resulted, in one year, to a drop of US17-million the country's food import bill.
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He says the institute helped develop early-maturing varieties of sorghum and millet which, in effect, cheat drought.
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Due to its early-maturing nature, it is suitable for growing in the short rainy season.
Chapter 7 1999
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It changes tall, late, or nonflowering varieties that produce well only in the tropics into short, early-maturing forms that can be used in many parts of the world, including the temperate zones.
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Two crops a year are possible with early-maturing types.
2. Finger Millet 1996
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There are several promising germplasm lines for early-maturing or day-neutral varieties.
16: Oils 1996
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The farmers 'preference for early-maturing cowpea in this area minimizes crop hazards resulting from the sparse and erratic rainfall.
1. Designing integrated pest management for sustainable and productive futures. 1992
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